The Official Government Website for GMICT policy has been updated bringing to life a number of new GMICT Policies, amongst them the Open Source Policy.
The Open Source Policy and Directive calls for the Public Administration to seek to adopt cost-effective and non-disruptive open source software solutions. It also calls Public Administrations to seek to publish as Open Source ICT solutions that are publicly funded. At the end the policy encourages solution providers to adopt Open Source Software in whole or in part within proposed solutions.
At the centre of accelarating the use of cost-effective and non-disruptive OSS, the Goverment of Malta Open Source End User Group, that was launched about one month ago at MITA. Previous press release explains how MITA is seeing the User Group as the champion for the success of adoption of OSS within Government.
The User Group also calls for more OSS within the national educational systems, from public schools to University of Malta.
The Open Source Policy, compliments an other important aspect of technology relating to interoperability where the Government is enforcing the use of Open Standards.
The GMICT Policy website is available at http://ictpolicies.gov.mt
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